benzonitrile
Sign in to saveBenzonitrile is the chemical compound with the formula , abbreviated PhCN. This aromatic organic compound is a colorless liquid with a cherry or almond like odour. It is mainly used industrially to synthesize the melamine resin precursor benzoguanamine.
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Benzonitrile is the chemical compound with the formula , abbreviated PhCN. This aromatic organic compound is a colorless liquid with a cherry or almond like odour. It is mainly used industrially to synthesize the melamine resin precursor benzoguanamine.
==Production and reactions== It is prepared by ammoxidation of toluene, that is its reaction with ammonia and oxygen (or air) at . + 3/2 + → + In the laboratory it can be prepared by the dehydration of benzamide or benzaldehyde oxime or by the Rosenmund–von Braun reaction using cuprous cyanide or NaCN/DMSO and bromobenzene. Rosenmund-von Braun synthesis